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jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all explosions are preventable. it's just making sure you have things in place to keep one from occurring. it's quite evident that something went very wrong here, end quote. there are multiple lares of laws and regulations in place to prevent such a disaster. there are modern technologies. there were repeated, insistent inspections and yet 29 men perished and one is hanging on in the hospital. that this deadly explosion occurred is infuriatingly frustratingly heartbreaking and i'm determined that we will get to the bottom it and ensure that steps are take
jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all...
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the chair: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. .sqsp2i=5west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: how much time do we have? the chair: 3 1/2 minutes left and time of the gentlewoman has expired. mr. rahall: i israel to the the gentleman from puerto rico. mr. pierluisi: i rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentlelady from new york. this amendment is in the nature of a substitute and seeks to postponean informed self-determination process. pofepone, delay, we have waited long enough. we have been waiting for 112 years. in addition, it basically opts out. congress is saying, we're not going to deal with this. easy for congress to do, but it is not the right thing. congress should be engaged in this process like it has never done before. why? there are four million american citizens living in that territory and they are being discriminated every day in legislation that is pending before the congress. if they want to live under those conditions, so be it. they should tell this congress. but if they want a different status, nonterritorial, they should be give
the chair: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. .sqsp2i=5west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: how much time do we have? the chair: 3 1/2 minutes left and time of the gentlewoman has expired. mr. rahall: i israel to the the gentleman from puerto rico. mr. pierluisi: i rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentlelady from new york. this amendment is in the nature of a substitute and seeks to postponean informed self-determination process. pofepone, delay, we have...
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the gentleman from virginia. mr. boucher: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to h.r. 3125. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3125, a bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the national telecommunications and information administration and the federal communications commission. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, and the gentleman from florida, mr. stearns, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. boucher: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members will have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the measure now under consideration and to insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boucher: and, mr. speaker, i yield to myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. boucher: wireless communications services are
the gentleman from virginia. mr. boucher: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to h.r. 3125. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3125, a bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the national telecommunications and information administration and the federal communications commission. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, and the gentleman from...
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, virginia. and i've always had an interest in politics, but it wasn't until 2008 when obama really inspired me. i got involved in the campaign for obama for america and i worked in the conservative area of augusta county. and i tried to get others inspired as well. i really care about how obama cares about all people. he really cares about everyone, the young, the old, you and me. i won't forget my first vote for barack obama. [applause] >> thank you, yes. and he's the first democratic nominee to win virginia since 1964. [applause] >> like so many other volunteers from the campaign, i want to do all i can to make sure president obama suck seeds. that is why i continue to work in organizing for america as an intern. i am very excited by the work i do in noafea, especially as we head into the 2010 mid-term elections. it's going to be so important that young people like me continue to get out and to vote this fall. today we will hear from the chairman of the democratic party and the former governor
, virginia. and i've always had an interest in politics, but it wasn't until 2008 when obama really inspired me. i got involved in the campaign for obama for america and i worked in the conservative area of augusta county. and i tried to get others inspired as well. i really care about how obama cares about all people. he really cares about everyone, the young, the old, you and me. i won't forget my first vote for barack obama. [applause] >> thank you, yes. and he's the first democratic...
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for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr. jones today and april 14, 15, 16, and 20 for five minutes each. mr. moran, today, april 14, and 15 and 20, five minutes each. mr. neugebauer today, five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen, today, april 14 and 15, five minutes each, ms. foxx, today, april 14, 15, and 20, five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise? ms. sutton: i ask that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, that the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes and revise and ext
for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr....
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additionally, a miner was killed this past week in west virginia. both of these mines had a pattern of repeat safety violations. it appears that these companies were not dedicated to the safety of their employees, rather they were dedicated to staying open by doing the bear minimum to meet regulations. chairman miller, congresswoman woolsey and congressman rahall have been diligent in working to bring to light repeated violators and holding those who continue to operate unsafe mines accountable. i'd like to express my deepest sympathy to the families and loved ones of those who were killed and injured in these tragic events as well as all those workers who were injured and killed worldwide. these are our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters. they left home for work in the morning like all of us do, only never to return. 30 more seconds. ms. woolsey: i yield the gentlewoman 30 more seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady has 30 seconds. ms. johnson: thank you. we hear again and again that those who died knew the risk of wh
additionally, a miner was killed this past week in west virginia. both of these mines had a pattern of repeat safety violations. it appears that these companies were not dedicated to the safety of their employees, rather they were dedicated to staying open by doing the bear minimum to meet regulations. chairman miller, congresswoman woolsey and congressman rahall have been diligent in working to bring to light repeated violators and holding those who continue to operate unsafe mines...
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the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such a threat it justified mass murder. i applaud my colleague from oklahoma for her resolution because it serves as a reminder that right-wing anti-government extremist groups are on the rise today. only two weeks ago members of the so-called christian militia in michigan were arrested by the f.b.i. for plotting to kill law enforcement officers in the hopes of inciting an anti-government uprising. a national civil rights organization has documented a growing number of hate groups in america, and states, quote, they are driven larg
the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such...
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connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the tremendous work of the armed service's committee panel led by mr. andrews of new jersey and mr. conaway of texas. my amendment builds on the panel's recommendation of getting the most out of the industrial base. defining and assessing the industrial base will be an ongoing challenge for both the department of defense and congress -- congress dating back to the creation of the armed fores themselves. one of the key findings of the panel was the need to cast a wider net in terms of defining the industrial base beyond the traditional players. many of today's techn
connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the...
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the winner of the best viral video campaigned close to virginia. -- goes to virginia. the next category is independent social network. the winner kept their site up- to-date, spark competition and gave users the opportunity to build their own profile and interact with fellow republicans. the best state party independent social network goes to north carolina. i will now introduce zack to announce the rest of the awards. >> the first category i wanted to discuss is e-mail marketing. in this day when people are seeing twitter coming to the forefront, it is easy to overlook e-mail. what most people don't realize is in 200866% of solicitations for obama came through e-mail. -- in 2008 66% of solicitations. the winner for the challenge was the state party of alabama. [applause] they did a very good job of making sure it was easy to find information, and different types of templates and it was easy to follow. they also did a great job on the twitter his challenge, which is difficult to do because it requires you stay visual. you have to make sure you are following people who
the winner of the best viral video campaigned close to virginia. -- goes to virginia. the next category is independent social network. the winner kept their site up- to-date, spark competition and gave users the opportunity to build their own profile and interact with fellow republicans. the best state party independent social network goes to north carolina. i will now introduce zack to announce the rest of the awards. >> the first category i wanted to discuss is e-mail marketing. in this...
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sablan: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, the sponsor of the resolution for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. boucher: thank you very much. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boucher: i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor and for yielding this time to me today. i extend thanks also to the gentlelady from illinois for her assistance with this measure. i thank both of my colleagues for their very generous statements on behalf of radford university this afternoon. h.r. 1182 is bipartisan legislation congratulating radford university on its 100th anniversary. the resolution is co-sponsored by eight members of our virginia house delegation, and senators webb and warner have introduced companion legislation which previously has been approved in the senate. for a century radford university has provided students with an outstanding educatio
sablan: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, the sponsor of the resolution for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. boucher: thank you very much. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boucher: i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor and for yielding this time to me today. i extend thanks...
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then i said i needed local counsel because i was i made it in virginia. so we filed the complaint on his behalf, and that went to the supreme court. [laughter] it is sort of like, how do get on top of a coat tree incident a cornyn wafer to grow? that was how my practice started. it started as a civil rights practices in which some of the work was appellate work. i think we will get into this letter. i found i liked appellate work much better than i like trial work because i dislike intensely the interpersonal conflict of the pretrial phase. one of the great things about appellate work is everything comes to you in a box. there few opportunities for the real interpersonal conflict and tension relative to litigating in the trial court. that was the start of my practice. when i was not cheap -- when i was teaching, i did a number of bricks on a variety of different issues, mostly civil rights related. they friend of mine, who is sitting in the audience, is sort of like one of those old judy garland movies and said, i have a supreme court practice. let's buil
then i said i needed local counsel because i was i made it in virginia. so we filed the complaint on his behalf, and that went to the supreme court. [laughter] it is sort of like, how do get on top of a coat tree incident a cornyn wafer to grow? that was how my practice started. it started as a civil rights practices in which some of the work was appellate work. i think we will get into this letter. i found i liked appellate work much better than i like trial work because i dislike intensely...
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and then in west virginia allen mollohan. so we have those five that we've added to -- five to the bart stupak list. so hopefully we'll get rid of them before november but if not in november. we've also saided -- added somebody who i think all of you know is the most obnoxious member. we have two that are the most obnoxious members of congress. i'm going to get the three or four if i don't stop. one person who has been particularly hostile to the tea party movement that is a freshman and a republican -- in a republican-leading district that we need to get rid of and that is alan grayson. [applause] and since most of us have -- are probably legally qualified to vote in nevada, we've been there so much, we have met a fabulous candidate, a doctor in nevada who is running in nevada three against the liberal, so we're really proud to endorse dr. joe hat. and then our final target list is another virginia race, jerry connelly, who seems to find trouble every place he turns and so it will be good to improve the ethics of the 11th co
and then in west virginia allen mollohan. so we have those five that we've added to -- five to the bart stupak list. so hopefully we'll get rid of them before november but if not in november. we've also saided -- added somebody who i think all of you know is the most obnoxious member. we have two that are the most obnoxious members of congress. i'm going to get the three or four if i don't stop. one person who has been particularly hostile to the tea party movement that is a freshman and a...
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virginia was saying this a couple of minutes ago. if you're thinking about appellate practice generally, there is no better kind practiced a balance with. i do not have kids, but it is the balance more generally. you can work on appellate briefs -- you always know when they are going to be viewed long before time. you can work on nights and weekends, for at home, it is amazing the place is now with the internet revolution, it's amazing the places that you can work on the brief. it's a fantastic practice, and if you look for example of government offices, not the s.g. office, but you look at the defense will office, women are quite well represented in that practice because in that practice the cases come to you. it does not require you to do business better but just a business doer. it is endlessly interesting if you like writing and research. there is nothing better than it. the supreme court practice has this additional problem because of the scarcity of the argument opportunities, and the fact that the legal bar has become ever inc
virginia was saying this a couple of minutes ago. if you're thinking about appellate practice generally, there is no better kind practiced a balance with. i do not have kids, but it is the balance more generally. you can work on appellate briefs -- you always know when they are going to be viewed long before time. you can work on nights and weekends, for at home, it is amazing the place is now with the internet revolution, it's amazing the places that you can work on the brief. it's a fantastic...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. cantor: i ask to address the house for one minute for the purpose of inquiring about next week's schedule. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. . cantor: i thank the speaker and i yield to the the gentleman from from maryland for the purposes of announcing next week's schedule. mr. hoyer: i thank the republican whip for yielding. the speaker pro tempore: will the gentleman suspend while the house will be in order. the house will be in order. mr. hoyer: thank you very much, madam speaker. our former colleague is on the floor, the governor of puerto rico, congratulations to him. on tuesday, the house will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30. on wednesday and thursday, 10 a.m. for legislative business. on friday, no votes are expected in the house. we will consider several bills under suspension of the rules. the complete list of suspensions will be announced by close of business tomorrow. we will consider h.
for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. cantor: i ask to address the house for one minute for the purpose of inquiring about next week's schedule. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. . cantor: i thank the speaker and i yield to the the gentleman from from maryland for the purposes of announcing next week's schedule. mr. hoyer: i thank the republican whip for yielding. the speaker pro tempore: will the gentleman suspend while the house will be in order. the house will...
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. >> senator dodd and mark warner of virginia spoke today about financial regulation reform. this is about 30 minutes. >> i am pleased to be joined by my colleague, senator mark warner. let me express my gratitude to mark and other members of the banking committee, both democrats and republicans, who have worked very hard over the last year or so in putting together a proposal on financial reform. we are not there yet, obviously, in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill, but the process has been an ongoing one. we have had both formal and informal talks over the past couple of months. let me share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the podium over to mark warner. americans of all stripes all across the country have suffered terribly as a result of the economic crisis and the country. 8.5 million jobs have been lost. 7 million homes have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts that people spent years accumulating were wiped out, in some cases, in a matter of minutes. there was devastation all across our country. we came to the brink of a major meltdown of all finan
. >> senator dodd and mark warner of virginia spoke today about financial regulation reform. this is about 30 minutes. >> i am pleased to be joined by my colleague, senator mark warner. let me express my gratitude to mark and other members of the banking committee, both democrats and republicans, who have worked very hard over the last year or so in putting together a proposal on financial reform. we are not there yet, obviously, in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill, but the...
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funerals are still going on in west virginia. today or tomorrow when the governor has declared a day of mourning to remember our miners, go to the mines not for work, but to take stock of what the safety precautions are there. certainly we have to subject regulations and the enforcement through scrutiny to make sure that the miners are safe. that has not happened in the previous administration. the mine safety people were people out of the industry. and that has not done well. right now, under the obama administration, there has been a change. and it's much more worker and safety oriented and we must again subject the regulations, the laws to scrutiny, but also the behavior of the mine owners and their regard or disregard of the laws and regulations to protect the miners. >> madam speaker, a number of polls suggest that americans really revile the current tax system and deplore paying taxes and think they are too high. what can democrats to put aside those fears that they actually have the best interests of the american people at
funerals are still going on in west virginia. today or tomorrow when the governor has declared a day of mourning to remember our miners, go to the mines not for work, but to take stock of what the safety precautions are there. certainly we have to subject regulations and the enforcement through scrutiny to make sure that the miners are safe. that has not happened in the previous administration. the mine safety people were people out of the industry. and that has not done well. right now, under...
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we have a similar circumstance at a hospital in virginia. has taken me three or four times to understand it, but within the additions on the food stamp program, where a lot of the dollars look like they are not obligated, it takes awhile for inflation to get back to where it was. perhaps we can get a better explanation than from me on this item, but a lot of the out years spending is mandatory, based on what we did on food stamps. . . >> it is only in the last 10 days here so. >> i appreciate your diligence. if the numbers we had where numbers that came from a staff concentration. we read by upon it. -- rely upon it. the whole premise of the stimulus was to get the economy moving again. some of these are good programs. they are ones we should be paying for as part of the regular function of government and not spending money under the guise of providing an economic stimulus. if the only question we look at -- that we try to answer is it this is a program that has some merit, then we will never pay for anything. there is an endless list of thi
we have a similar circumstance at a hospital in virginia. has taken me three or four times to understand it, but within the additions on the food stamp program, where a lot of the dollars look like they are not obligated, it takes awhile for inflation to get back to where it was. perhaps we can get a better explanation than from me on this item, but a lot of the out years spending is mandatory, based on what we did on food stamps. . . >> it is only in the last 10 days here so. >> i...
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speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority leader for bringing this to the floor as well. mr. speaker, last year the new administration came to power insisting it had a new approach that would head off the looming threat of a nuclear iran. by talking to and engaging with the regime in tehran, the administration said we could convince the world's most active state sponsor of terrorism to abandon its nuclear weapons program. and if that didn't work, america ostensibly would gain the moral authority to galvanize china, russia, and the rest of the world to go along with a regime of crippling sanctions against tehran. 15 mont
speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. cantor: i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker. at the start of the health care debate last year, president obama made two critical promises. he assured american -- the american people his bill would, number one, lower costs, and if they liked the coverage they had they could keep it. on the first count an independent c.m.s. report released last week states the health care cost also skyrocket under this bill by an astounding $311 billion over the next 10 years. that's more than the previous estimate for each individual bill passed in the house and the senate. and if you like what you have, you truly may not be able to keep it. even care for our seniors is jeopardized. the c.m.s. report warns the medicare cuts may trigger a slight of hospitals and other health care providers from participation in medicare. it also states that 50% of the seniors participating in medicare advantage are set to lose their co
for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. cantor: i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker. at the start of the health care debate last year, president obama made two critical promises. he assured american -- the american people his bill would, number one, lower costs, and if they liked the coverage they had they could keep it. on the first count an independent c.m.s. report released last week...
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and to 1.3 million virginia seniors throughout the commonwealth. we provided 26 million millions from being subjected to the a.m.t. tax. we expanded the child tax credits of families over 16 million children. in total the recovery act was a $288 billion tax cut bill. in addition to expanding health care coverage and lowering insurance premiums, the recently passed health insurance reform will provide billions of dollars in tax relief. it provides $40 billion in tax cuts for small businesses to help them afford health insurance. currently only 43% of those companies are able to afford that coverage. 8% of companies that do provide insurance say without reform they'd have to cut health insurance this year. the new law provides billions of dollars in tax credits to those small businesses the engine of economic growth and job creation in america so that they can provide necessary health care coverage to their employees. small businesses in the nation's -- are the nation's job creator and represent the backbone of our economy. congress has provided bill
and to 1.3 million virginia seniors throughout the commonwealth. we provided 26 million millions from being subjected to the a.m.t. tax. we expanded the child tax credits of families over 16 million children. in total the recovery act was a $288 billion tax cut bill. in addition to expanding health care coverage and lowering insurance premiums, the recently passed health insurance reform will provide billions of dollars in tax relief. it provides $40 billion in tax cuts for small businesses to...
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. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness, the journalists. >> the professionals always in the back. >> watching. >> yes. >> and is there any person who hasn't had a chance to hand? >> make sure you stand up because your parents are watching. >> great. >> you could -- if you could begin by telling us. in the past every first lady has had a special issue. mrs. reagan was worried about drug use by young people. mrs. bush was worried about literacy. how did you come to this issue and why? >> as a mom way before we were anywhere near coming to the white house. you guys know i have these two beautiful little girls malya and sasha. they are not so little now, but i was like a lot of your parents. you know, i worked a job. my husband worked a job. we were very bus
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host: virginia beach, dan, republican. caller: i am not certain we know the number of people that we are calling illegal. did they start out that way? did they come here with work permits? i am not clear. i would ask your guest to provide us with some clarity. thank you. uest to provide us with some clarity on that. guest: the best estimate -- and these are all estimate -- we typically use the number 12 million. now, i have to tell you 12 million was a number that we used three years ago. but this moves every year because of the work situation, the availability of jobs. it probably has stayed about 12 million. of those 12 million, three million are children who were born here. so they will never understand that somehow their parents have to be deported or they are not u.s. citizens or they are any less americans than any others. they probably don't speak spanish. so, it is tremendously complex. once you get into family by family you find that the disruption is quite remarkable. some people use 20 million. i don't think it
host: virginia beach, dan, republican. caller: i am not certain we know the number of people that we are calling illegal. did they start out that way? did they come here with work permits? i am not clear. i would ask your guest to provide us with some clarity. thank you. uest to provide us with some clarity on that. guest: the best estimate -- and these are all estimate -- we typically use the number 12 million. now, i have to tell you 12 million was a number that we used three years ago. but...
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my brother-in-law, who is an anesthesiologist in virginia and my sister watching online with my 16-month-old daughter and her family has been, and children. also here with us is my cousin victoria who lived in louisville ky. i do have a large family. >> you are lucky. >> also, a deer family friend deborah. -- a dear family friend. >> in any of that, welcome and welcome to your family. >> thank you madam chair. one also would like to think the president for the honor. i am privileged to introduce my family that i have here with me. my husband bill, is here, my son john, my mother dorothy is here. i am joined by some friends who live in the washington d.c. area, mary and alice. i also have some friends from the time i spent in washington d.c. in law school. they are here with me. my brothers and sisters are scattered around the country with my nieces and nephews and they are here in spirit. thank you. >> thank you very much. since three of you are already judges, i would like to ask one question and go right down the line to have you answer them. how can you assure us that in any case that com
my brother-in-law, who is an anesthesiologist in virginia and my sister watching online with my 16-month-old daughter and her family has been, and children. also here with us is my cousin victoria who lived in louisville ky. i do have a large family. >> you are lucky. >> also, a deer family friend deborah. -- a dear family friend. >> in any of that, welcome and welcome to your family. >> thank you madam chair. one also would like to think the president for the honor. i...
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. >> in virginia we have a tough budget situation and there is consideration being given to dispense in the school breakfast can someone say how important the school breakfast program is? >> i can certainly do that. i have been in love in a number of this -- i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs where we have expanded breakfast through grad-and-goal breakfast and classroom in the clear -- and breakfast in the classroom. our teachers are advocates for it. they see that students are more attentive. there are less students going to the nurse's office because they're hungry. there is research to show that, especially when it comes to analytical skills and math and science, they are able to mentally be able to accept those concepts easier when they have had breakfast. >> thank you. miss marcia fudge. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank you, all of you. the u.s. health-care cost due to obesity is estimated to be about $150 billion a year, half of which is paid to medicaid and medicare. with nearly one of every $6 of our economy spent on health care, whic
. >> in virginia we have a tough budget situation and there is consideration being given to dispense in the school breakfast can someone say how important the school breakfast program is? >> i can certainly do that. i have been in love in a number of this -- i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs where we have expanded breakfast through grad-and-goal breakfast and classroom in the clear -- and breakfast in the classroom. our teachers are advocates...
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pierriello from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pierriello: mr. speaker, today is a good day for america's veterans and their families. i rise in support of s. 1963, the caregivers and veterans omnibus health services act of 2009 that makes good on our national commitment to the veterans and their families, including those in our rural communities. i want to thank the chairs and the ranking members for putting our veterans ahead of our partisan divides. taking care of our veterans means taking care of them when they are unable to take care of themselves. revolutionary advances in military medicine is increased chances of surviving catastrophic injury sustained in combat, but in many cases surviving a catastrophic injury is only the first step in the battle. recovering from such injuries requires a long-term commitment, not only from the virp, but also from those who love and care for them. once an injured veteran returns home from treatment at a d.o.d
pierriello from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pierriello: mr. speaker, today is a good day for america's veterans and their families. i rise in support of s. 1963, the caregivers and veterans omnibus health services act of 2009 that makes good on our national commitment to the veterans and their families, including those in our rural communities. i want to thank the chairs and the ranking members for putting our veterans ahead of our...
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. >> this weekend, on the quality of tv" from the virginia festival of books -- the best- selling book on the life of henry l. wax. then the mchale gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. then, the invention of a white race in the "history of white people." >> flexible policies actually make employees more, not less productive. as you all know, instead of spending time worry about what is happening at home, your employees have the support and peace of mind a desperately need to concentrate on their work. >> watch something on c-span that you like to share with friends? at the new c-span video library, eat-in search it, and share it. over 160,000 hours of video from yesterday or last year. every ec's ban program since 1987. the c-span video library -- cable's latest gift to america. >> will hear from the jordanian ambassador to the united states at the national council of u.s.- arab relations. >> i would like to invite the cardinal archbishop to offer for all of us a voice to our prayers for peace which are set in many languages from a faith traditions and with many divisio
. >> this weekend, on the quality of tv" from the virginia festival of books -- the best- selling book on the life of henry l. wax. then the mchale gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. then, the invention of a white race in the "history of white people." >> flexible policies actually make employees more, not less productive. as you all know, instead of spending time worry about what is happening at home, your employees have the support and peace of...
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is roy joined by my colleague from virginia, mark -- i am joined by my colleague from virginia, mark warner. democrats and republicans have worked very hard over the last year putting together a proposal for financial reform. we are not there yet in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill. the process is an ongoing one. we have reported on the talks over the last couple of months. let me just share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the microphone over to mark warner. americans of all stripes all across the country have suffered terribly as a result of the economic crisis in the country. millions of jobs have been lost. hamas have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts -- homes have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts have and then eliminated. we have seen the devastation all across our country. we came to the brink of a major meltdown of all financial institutions approximating the great depression of the 1920's. we have avoided that, but obviously a lot has to be done to make sure we do not end up in this situation again. we must never again leave future generat
is roy joined by my colleague from virginia, mark -- i am joined by my colleague from virginia, mark warner. democrats and republicans have worked very hard over the last year putting together a proposal for financial reform. we are not there yet in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill. the process is an ongoing one. we have reported on the talks over the last couple of months. let me just share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the microphone over to mark warner. americans of all...
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host: woodbridge, virginia, angel, on the democratic line. guest: thank you. i'm a big fan of yours, i think everything you've been doing is awesome. representative schakowsky. i'm a little nervous. have you thought about putting homeland security on the table and cutting them down to like 5% and putting them under the umbrella of the c.i.a. or something? host: what about his idea? guest: as i said, i think we ought to put everything on the table. clearly a lot of functions of homeland security which include all kinds of disaster relief, which do control immigration and those kinds of things, can there be efficiencies? i absolutely think there could be. do we want to say, 5% cuts, you know, sort of, set an arbitrary number and say, we're going to cut everything, including homeland security by 5%? i think that's kind of a cop-out and even, i think it could really hurt us to set some sort of -- a target, a goal, those are good, but i think that setting some arbitrary, across the board cut level i think would be a bad idea. certainly homeland security, we ought t
host: woodbridge, virginia, angel, on the democratic line. guest: thank you. i'm a big fan of yours, i think everything you've been doing is awesome. representative schakowsky. i'm a little nervous. have you thought about putting homeland security on the table and cutting them down to like 5% and putting them under the umbrella of the c.i.a. or something? host: what about his idea? guest: as i said, i think we ought to put everything on the table. clearly a lot of functions of homeland security...
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forbes from virginia. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. bilbray of california. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. royce is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as we watch the senate move on legislation yet again toward a cloture vote on senator dodd's legislation, i think it's worth noting some of the concerns that many of us have, and that many economists have, with the dodd-frank approach on the legislation. i begin with focusing on a past occurrence, the rescue of investment bank bear stearns in the spring of 2008. the federal government has committed trillions of taxpayer dollars to institutions like fannie mae, freddie mac, a.i.g., citigroup, and bank of america, out of fear that the demise of any of these too-big-to-fail institutions would strig arer a systemic crisis and collapse of the global financial system. for my own part, i make the observation that i thought -- i voted against those bailouts with the presumption tha
forbes from virginia. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. bilbray of california. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. royce is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as we watch the senate move on legislation yet again toward a cloture vote on senator dodd's legislation, i think it's worth noting some of the concerns that many of us have, and that many economists have,...
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he joined the faculty of virginia law school. in 1971 he became counsel to the white house office of telecommunications policy. he served as chair of the administrative conference in the unites states from 1972 until 1974. -- united states. he was appointed the assistant attorney general in the legal department of justice in 1974. in 1977 after one half year of being resident scholar at the american institute here in washington, he returned to teaching at the university of chicago law school. in he was visiting professor at the law schools of georgetown and stanford universities. president ronald reagan appointed justice scalia to the court of appeals for the district columbia in 1982 and four years later, on june 24, 96, president reagan -- 1996, president reagan nominated him for the supreme court. his confirmation was it in 1986. almost 24 years ago. s. tephen breyer receive -- justice stephen bryer received his law degree -- breyer received his law degree from stanford. in 1967, he began his academic career at harvard law sch
he joined the faculty of virginia law school. in 1971 he became counsel to the white house office of telecommunications policy. he served as chair of the administrative conference in the unites states from 1972 until 1974. -- united states. he was appointed the assistant attorney general in the legal department of justice in 1974. in 1977 after one half year of being resident scholar at the american institute here in washington, he returned to teaching at the university of chicago law school....
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pittsburgh and texas and germany and pittsburgh and japan at texas and alabama and north carolina and virginia, and one day, it can come from schools, and my mother said, "we are leaving." ok. my siblings and my mother and i got on the bus. i had my own big grin, korea bicycles all day, this idyllic life style on an army base where you're not afraid of crime, it was almost utopia in a lot of ways. all four of us lived in a rim. -- in a grim. we stuck out like -- in a room. we stuck out like a sore thumb. we wore the wrong clothes and everything. also, i guess, being the oldest in the family, i had to take a leadership role, and i started working right away. but i could see already where if you do not start early, and this is why i think education is going to be a recurring theme up here and reaching kids early, it is really, really tough. i would see two arguing. i was so '90s. i just had no idea that things could be like that, and, you know, i remember one time -- i was so naÏve. i was not eating too much. i think there was a mexican or something, and he was cleaning up, and there was a doll
pittsburgh and texas and germany and pittsburgh and japan at texas and alabama and north carolina and virginia, and one day, it can come from schools, and my mother said, "we are leaving." ok. my siblings and my mother and i got on the bus. i had my own big grin, korea bicycles all day, this idyllic life style on an army base where you're not afraid of crime, it was almost utopia in a lot of ways. all four of us lived in a rim. -- in a grim. we stuck out like -- in a room. we stuck...
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states offering an investment option are arizona, colorado, montana, ohio, utah, virginia and wisconsin. information gathered from the five of these states indicates that at the end of 2009 there were approximately 670 million invested in fdic insured deposit options of their plans. for these states approximately $207 million was offered to the fdic insured option in 2009. three of the responding states were able to identify whether the funds invested in their fdic-insured option represented new money or a transfer of funds from another option in an already established 529 plan. for these states approximately 47% of the funds placed in the fdic insured option in 2009 were transferred from other 529 options representing approximately $82 million of the approximately $173 million added to the fdic insured option in these states, unquote. additionally, the fdic has already said they will insure 529 at the regular insurance rate of $250,000, which we raised. the congressional budget office and the joint committee on tax have completed the review of the budgetary impact of h.r. 4178, the dep
states offering an investment option are arizona, colorado, montana, ohio, utah, virginia and wisconsin. information gathered from the five of these states indicates that at the end of 2009 there were approximately 670 million invested in fdic insured deposit options of their plans. for these states approximately $207 million was offered to the fdic insured option in 2009. three of the responding states were able to identify whether the funds invested in their fdic-insured option represented...
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thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states, and he found his calling in united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battle to recover from brain energy in a medical center with his parents at his side. he was presented a purple heart, and a few moments later he was made at american citizens. he is determined to help others. he has been a leader and mentor to his fellow wounded warriors. he will compete next month in the first warrior games at the u.s. olympic training center in colorado. for his distinguished service to country, for conspiring with his example of what citizenship truly means, i am proud to join the u.s. citizenship and immigration services and presenting this recognition, the outstanding american by choice award to sergeant ledume. do we have the award? [applause] congratulations. with that, i would asks the sergeant to conclude our sermon by leading us all in the pledge of
thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states, and he found his calling in united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battle to recover from brain energy in a medical center with his parents at his side. he was presented a purple heart, and a few moments later he was made at american citizens. he is...
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virginia, georgia, alabama -- all these places where the people are denigrating everything that president obama is trying to $9 billion shrink wrapped palates of money in baghdad disappear. there were no protest buss that. host: we got your point. mr. samuelson? guest: let me say that regardless of how you feel about the president, it seems to me there was a lot of critical coverage of brush when he was president, just as there is a fair amount of critical coverage of president obama today. that is the nature of our system. i wouldn't want it any other way. i think that -- i'm not an expert on the tea party movement, but i would say one big difference between president bush's time and today is that we are just coming out of an awful recession, and when you have a slump as severe as we have had, you're bound to get a reaction in the public that didn't occur when times were better. so i would put that partly down just to the severity of the economic deadline. host: last question for mr. samuelson is from washington, d.c. this is richard from the republican line. caller: if we could segue qu
virginia, georgia, alabama -- all these places where the people are denigrating everything that president obama is trying to $9 billion shrink wrapped palates of money in baghdad disappear. there were no protest buss that. host: we got your point. mr. samuelson? guest: let me say that regardless of how you feel about the president, it seems to me there was a lot of critical coverage of brush when he was president, just as there is a fair amount of critical coverage of president obama today....
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virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank you. s>:@@@@n@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n @Å host: miami, fernandez, a democratic collar. caller: hello. host: be sure to trindle in your television or radio. -- turn down your television or radio. caller: we have so many people losing jobs and how we did not have this mess before bush and everybody is blaming the president. i just want to make a comment that it is not obama's fault that they are losing jobs. he just got into office. host: the story -- the question for you this morning is more money for states. host: 2 southland -- i t
virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank...
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the chair: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. andrews: thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank my friend from texas for offering this amendment. i think it makes a very significant contribution to this legislation. what it effectively says is that competition should always be the general rule. only when there is a compelling reason for an exception should there be one. so, for example, if there is a national emergency or there truly is only one entity that could provide a good or service, then in those exceptional circumstances but only in those exceptional circumstances should there be no competition before rewarding of a contract. again i think that the amendment is very much consistent with the purpose, spirit, and letter of the bill. and would urge my colleagues to support it. and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, do i want to thank the gentleman, mr. andrews, not only in his testimony before the rules committee yesterday but also that of mr. conaway. with the inten
the chair: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. andrews: thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank my friend from texas for offering this amendment. i think it makes a very significant contribution to this legislation. what it effectively says is that competition should always be the general rule. only when there is a compelling reason for an exception should there be one. so, for example, if there is a national emergency or there truly is only one entity that could provide a good or service,...
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shortly after moving from tennessee from his home in the state of virginia, sam was drawn to the cherokee indians, a tribe that would have a profound impact on his life. at the age of 19, sam houston enlisted in the military to fight the british in the war of 1812 where he distinguished himself for his bravery and was wounded several times in battle. after the war, his attention shifted to the study of law. in 1823, he was elected to the first of two terms here in this body, the united states congress, before being elected governor in the state of tennessee -- for the state of tennessee in 1827. in 1828, houston resigned from tennessee politics returning to live with his longtime friends, the cherokee indians. in 1835, sam houston left the cherokee and his wife in tennessee and moved to texas where he quickly gained note right for his leadership in seeking independence from mexico. in the wake of the feat at the alamo on april 21, 1836, houston rallied the army of texas to victory decisively defeating santa anna and the mexican army at the battle of san jacinto, securing independence for
shortly after moving from tennessee from his home in the state of virginia, sam was drawn to the cherokee indians, a tribe that would have a profound impact on his life. at the age of 19, sam houston enlisted in the military to fight the british in the war of 1812 where he distinguished himself for his bravery and was wounded several times in battle. after the war, his attention shifted to the study of law. in 1823, he was elected to the first of two terms here in this body, the united states...
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i will give you two programs that are working very well, virginia summer rains, which are coming in on budget and ahead of schedule, and take dry and supply ships. they have had a reduction. they are building no. 12. the number of hours it takes to build the chip has gone down 40% since the first one of the class. we have to pay very, very close attention to how much these ships cost or we will not be able to build enough. >> you have been publicly addressing the navy's transition to allow female serve aboard submarines. could you comment on the progress? have you select the candidates and when will the planet begin? -- had selected the candidates and when will the program began? te>> we are starting today. there was a notification period that expired yesterday. we'll be looking at the naval academy and ocs. the first group will be officers the golan -- it is about the 18- month pipeline from the initial selection to when they report to their ships. the first two types of submarines that women will deploy on are the ballistic missile submarines and the guided missile submarines. we hav
i will give you two programs that are working very well, virginia summer rains, which are coming in on budget and ahead of schedule, and take dry and supply ships. they have had a reduction. they are building no. 12. the number of hours it takes to build the chip has gone down 40% since the first one of the class. we have to pay very, very close attention to how much these ships cost or we will not be able to build enough. >> you have been publicly addressing the navy's transition to...
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forbes from virginia. mr. defazio from oregon. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker for the recognition. i thank the minority leader for allowing me to speak this afternoon during the leadership hour. it is always a significant event to be asked to speak during the leadership hour and certainly appreciate the confidence shown in me by the leadership. this afternoon i thought we would talk a little more about the health care bill passed by this house last month because it is an important subject and one that continues to cause problems across the country. almost any place you go people want to ask you questions about why did you do this bill and what does it mean for me and what can i expect going forward? mr. speaker, i know i need to confine my comments to the chair and i will do so, but if i were to be able to speak to people directly, i would encourage them to look at a
forbes from virginia. mr. defazio from oregon. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker for the recognition. i thank the minority leader for allowing me to speak this afternoon during the leadership hour. it is always a significant event to be asked to speak during the leadership hour and certainly appreciate the confidence shown in me by...